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Showing 23212330 of 60748 articles for Art. CE 11-5-2021 n° 440044 and 440045

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-11

The magistrate delegated to the judicial missions of the customs and tax authorities shall ensure compliance with the principles set out in articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-19. It provides customs of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional acts

Article D4362-11-1

…om less than :-one year, for patients under 16 years of age;-three years for a medical prescription and two years for an orthoptic prescription, for patients aged 16 and over;The prescriber may limit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-11

…narticle L. 7121-3 of the French Labour Code does not apply to an athlete whose conditions of practice are defined in the first paragraph of this article.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-11

On a proposal from the athlete's passport management unit, the College of the French Anti-Doping Agency draws up a list of experts who may be appointed to take part in the work of the committee referr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5

…in the third paragraph of Article 515-3, each of the partners retains the administration, enjoyment and free disposal of his or her personal property. Each remains solely liable for personal debts ari…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis A

…d for in Article 2 of 119 bis any payment, up to the amount corresponding to the distribution of proceeds from units or shares referred to in b, made, in any form and by any means whatsoever, by a per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-11-1

I. - Notwithstanding any legal provision or any contractual clause, no indivisibility, termination or resolution of a contract in progress may result solely from the opening or pronouncement of a judi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-11

…e public prosecutor or investigating magistrate of the judicial court with territorial jurisdiction and shall immediately inform the issuing authority using the form in Annex B referred to above..

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-11-1

When the traineeship has begun abroad, it may be continued in France only if the period spent abroad is validated by the regional council designated for this purpose by the national council, at the tr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11-1

…der to promote their recovery, rehabilitation or social reintegration or if external measures are necessary, persons undergoing psychiatric care in application of Chapters II and III of this Title or…

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